MENU_ITEM_NAME(3) | Library Functions Manual | MENU_ITEM_NAME(3)

# NAME

item_description, item_name — get item name or description

# LIBRARY

Curses Menu Library (libmenu, -lmenu)

# SYNOPSIS

#include <menu.h>

char *
item_description(ITEM *item);

char *
item_name(ITEM *item);

# DESCRIPTION

The item_description() menu function returns the description string associated with the passed item. The item_name() function returns the name string associated with the passed item.

# RETURN VALUES

The function item_description() and item_name() functions return NULL if the item pointer is not valid.

# SEE ALSO

curses(3), menus(3)

# NOTES

The header <menu.h> automatically includes both <curses.h> and <eti.h>.

September 10, 1999 | NetBSD 7.2